audience

Definition

  • noun: a group of people who gather together to listen to something (such as a concert) or watch something (such as a movie or play)
  • noun: the act or state of hearing
  • usually singular
  • synonyms: auditory, spectators, crowd

Examples

  • Her books have reached an 'audience' of millions. [=have been read by millions of people]

  • The film is intended for a young 'audience'. [=is intended for young viewers]

  • an 'audience' member = a member of the 'audience'

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) "Joseph Stalin and His Merry Band of Bolsheviks." l want ideas from you. That is what you're paid for. By the way, the next time l send an audience research report around... you'd better read it, or l'll sack the lot of you. ls that clear? l'll be on the coast in four weeks. Can (..)
    1976 Network
  • (..) the " Network News" anchorman on UBS TV. ln his time, Howard Beale had been a mandarin of television... the grand old man of news... with a HUT rating of and a audience share. ln , however, his fortunes began to decline. He fell to a share. The following year, his wife died, (..)
    1976 Network